Soap
Category
Natural History / Animals, Plants & Fossils
Date
Unknown
Materials
vegetal
Measurements
41 x 52 x 98 mm
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Wallington, Northumberland
NT 584095
Summary
Nutmeg soap used in Calcutta to put into soup to give a flavour. In box.
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt
Marks and inscriptions
Label on lid of box: Historical paper label - Written in black ink - Nutmeg soap used in Calcutta to put into soup to give it a flavour Label on underside of lid: Historical paper label - Written in black ink - A specimen of Nutmeg soap. brought from Calcutta by Mr C Fiaehtel, used for putting a small quantity into soup to give it a flavor. April 1802